 The intellect of man sits enthroned visibly upon his forehead and in his eye ; and the heart of man is written upon his countenance. But the soul reveals itself in the voice only ; as God revealed himself to the prophet of old in the still, small voice,...  Hyperion: A Romance - Page 28by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1839 - 439 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American literature - 1850 - 458 pages
...footsteps through life's evening waste. And guide us onward to her home in heaven. THE HUMAN VOICE. " O how wonderful is the human voice ! It is indeed...in his eye ; and the heart of man is written upon hi* countenance. But the soul reveals itself in the voice only ; as God revealed himself to the prophet... | |
 | C. Gough - 1853 - 428 pages
...voice ! It is, indeed, the organ of the soul ! The intellect of man sits enthroned visibly upon the forehead and in his eye : and the heart of man is...countenance. But the soul reveals itself in the voice only. The soul of man is audible, not visible. A sound alone betrays the flowing of the eternal fountain,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American literature - 1861 - 498 pages
...their shawls and hats, and exchanged a word or two with Berkley. To Flemming they were all unknown. The conversation turned upon the various excursions...from the burning bush. The soul of man is audible, aot visible. A sound alone betrays the flowing of the eternal fountain, invisible to man ! Flamming... | |
 | Select thoughts, Edwin Davies (D.D.) - 1875 - 858 pages
...electrifying and influencing the multitude. — Dr. Daviet, VOICE.— The Soul BeveaU Itself in the The intellect of man sits enthroned visibly upon his...God revealed Himself to the Prophet of old in " the stdll small voice." — Longfellow. VOICE.— A Sympathetic It was not the cold, clear voice of one... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1878 - 404 pages
...their shawls and hats, and exchanged a word or two with Berkley. To Flemming they were all unknown. The conversation turned upon the various excursions...the prophet of old in the still, small voice, and in the voice from the burning bush. The soul of man is audible, not visible. A sound alone betrays the... | |
 | John Dempster Bell - Conduct of life - 1878 - 482 pages
...instance of what nature can do for a human soul. V. THE SOUL'S KEVEALINGS OF ITSELF THROUGH THE BODY. " The intellect of man sits enthroned visibly upon his...the heart of man is written upon his countenance." LONGFELLOW, Hyperion, p. 210. THE striking effects which the inner man produces on the outer, are indices... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth [extracts] Longfellow - Birthday books - 1881 - 466 pages
...Pringle, 1789; Jovellanos, 1803. JANUAEY 6. Joan of Arc, 1402; Metastasio, 1698; Charles Sumner, 1811. Oh, how wonderful is the human voice ! It is indeed the...countenance. But the soul reveals itself in the voice only. HYPEEION. Then read from the treasured volume The poem of thy choice, And lend to the rhyme of the... | |
 | Great thoughts - 1882 - 742 pages
...electrifying and influencing the multitude. — Dr. Daviet. VOICE.— The Saul Reveals Itself in the The intellect of man sits enthroned visibly upon his...God revealed Himself to the Prophet of old in "the stiIl Email voice." — Longfellow. VOICE.— A Sympathetic It was not the *ld, cleor voice of one... | |
 | Patrick Murphy - 1882 - 42 pages
...have fairly drawn his picture. " Oh ! how wonderful is the human voice !" he writes in Hyperion. " It is indeed the organ of the soul. The intellect...countenance. But the soul reveals itself in the voice only." What he had written in the " Golden Legend" might well have been applied to himself:— " Time has... | |
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